The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-18
THE REGIMENTS TRIP.
FOUR COMPANIES TO LEAVE FOR
ATLANTA TONIGHT.

The Irish Jasper Greens not Going
The oficers Who will lin Command
The Guards not to be Represented
The Programme in Atlanta.
Tonight the First regiment will leave for
Atlanta, to take part in the Presidential re-
view tomorrow. Four companies of the
regiment will go up, the Jasper Greens hav
ing decided not to turn out, as they could
not secure a sufficient number of men to
fairly represent the company. The Blues,
Cadets and German Volunteers Will each
take thirty men, and the Oglethorpe Light
Infantry twenty-five men.
The officers in command will be as fol-
lows:
Col G. A. Mercer
Lieut.. Col. Peter Reilly.
Major John Schwarz.
Surgeon w. w Owens, NJ d.
Adit r. G. Gillliard.
Quartermaster John Roman.
Republican BueS--W. d. Dixon, Cap
tain: w. Morrell Second Lieutenant.
Oglethorpe Light Infantry-R. Falligant,
Captain: w. B. Nell, First Lieutenant; +.
5. duBignon. Second Lieutenant.
Cadets-H. NJ Branch, Captain; j. F.
Brooks, First Lieutenant; r. 5. Nell, Sec
ond Lieutenant.
German Volunteers-John Derst. Captain;
j. H. Helmken, First Lieutenant; kuck,
Second Lieutenant.
The regiment will assemble at South
Broad and Whitaker streets. at s O'Clock,
and, leaving there at $50 O'Clock, it will
march TO the Central depot where it will
take the train Provision has been made
for an early breakfast in Atlanta, after
which the programme as laid down in the
following order Will be carried out:
HEADQUARTERs PIEDMONT CAMP,
ATLANTA, GA, Oct. Is. (
/. All troops taking part in the Presidential
review of the 18th, will form in Marietta street
promptly al $50 O'Clock. Aides-de-camp to the
General will he on hand to assign each command
to its position in the line on Marietta street. At
$50 sharp the military will he marched TO the
National Hotel station, where train will be in
waiting to transport them 10 Piedmont Park.
> Upon reaching Piedmont Park, each com
mand will be disembarked and assigned to its
position in the line of review by the aides-de
camp of the General commanding. President
Cleveland will review the troops from the
Speakers stand The review will take place at
1920.
g. AS the line of review passes the President
each command will be massed in the centre of
the racetrack. when the General commanding
will announce TO the President that the review
Is finished.
4. At the conclusion of the review each com
mand will be assigned to its position in the sham
battle and will receive proper directions from
their respective commanders, and will at once
march to their position.
5. The sham battle will begin at II 80 and viii
be concluded at 1880
The President will then receive the officers of
the military at the speakers stand until ,
O'Clock.
g. The Governor of each State viii ride in the
review, accompanied by their staff. at the head
of the troops Of their respective States
9 Ammunition will be furnished to each com
mand. while in line on Marietta street. upon ap
lication of the Captain or commanding officer
on the ground
S. The Presidential salute of twenty-one guns
will he fired at Piedmont Park, from the bat
teries m position, the 18th inst, as the Pres-
dent enters the main gate
By command of GEN p NJ. B. You've
j. r. HOLIDAY,
Acting Assistant Adiutant General
The Guards held a meeting last night TO
decide what they would do in the matter.
They concluded some time ago not to at
tend in a body, but it was the intention of
number of the men to 90 up in fatigue uni
forms. but without arms. That was dis
cussed last night, and it was finally con-
cluded that no representation of the Guards
will be present in uniform, though there
will be about fifty of the corps in Atlanta.